Today in the MHSAA: 11/29/16
November 29, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Girls basketball season kicked off across Michigan on Monday, and we’ve highlighted a few of those first games plus some interesting reads as the first full week of winter gets rolling.
Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.
Girls Basketball
Brighton was among teams that started its season Monday, and did so in impressive fashion with a 66-43 win over Linden – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Brethren downed Buckley 35-30 in one of the closest games of opening night – Manistee News Advocate
Canton took a 10-point halftime lead and extended it for a 56-30 win over Detroit Cass Tech – Detroit News
Good Reads
Marshall senior Nikki Tucker, the hero of last season’s Class B girls basketball championship game win, will file periodic “diary” entries for the Battle Creek Enquirer this season – Battle Creek Enquirer
Wyoming’s Claire Hendrickson missed most of last basketball season with a knee injury but is back this winter; she’s committed to Michigan State – Grand Rapids Press
Walled Lake Northern hockey player Jacob Frelich changed his number this season to 16 to honor his little brother Brady, who recently was diagnosed with Type-1 diabetes – Oakland Press
Today in the MHSAA: 9/20/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 21, 2026
1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Midland Dow defeated Shepherd, McBain, Mason, Division 3 No. 3 Roscommon and Mount Pleasant to win the Oilers’ invitational – Midland Daily News
2. CROSS COUNTRY The Lower Peninsula Division 2 No. 11 Bloomfield Hills Marian and LPD1 No. 7 Brownstown Woodhaven girls and LPD2 No. 13 Adrian and Novi boys were team winners at the 57th Huron Invitational – Monroe News
3. CROSS COUNTRY Traverse City Central swept championships at the Maple City Glen Lake Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Essexville Garber went 4-1 at its invitational with wins over Division 2 No. 4 Kingsley and No. 10 North Branch – Bay City Times
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 6 St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran repeated as Bridgman Invitational champion with a 6-0 record – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
6. CROSS COUNTRY The Macomb Lutheran North girls and Livonia Churchill boys won Autumn Classic team titles – Macomb Daily
7. BOYS SOCCER Alpena defeated Grayling once and Cheboygan twice to claim its Sunrise Soccer Challenge championship – Alpena News
8. CROSS COUNTRY Belding swept the team titles at the Morley Stanwood Invitational – Big Rapids Pioneer
9. CROSS COUNTRY A total of 10 varsity champions were awarded at the 58th Holly-Duane Raffin Festival of Races – Athletic.net
10. CROSS COUNTRY The Bay City Western and St. Louis girls and LPD1 No. 7 Midland and Montrose boys won at the 57th Al Kayner/Delta Invitational – Athletic.net